Running back Melvin Gordon did not go into today's visit to Iowa City planning to commit, but once on campus, he got the same feeling that made the Hawkeyes his favorite since day one. Before leaving town, the 6-foot-0, 185-pound Gordon decided that he had waited long enough and gave his verbal pledge to the Iowa coaching staff.

"When I got there, I just got that feeling where it was like no matter where I visit, Iowa is going to be the place I pick, so I'd rather get it over with now than later," said Gordon. "So I decided to end the recruiting process and committed to Iowa."